The Veteran's head scar is granted a 10 percent disability rating. The low back and hand warts cases are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the severity of the Veteran's flare-ups, which could affect the determination of his disability ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- head scar, lumbosacral strain (low back disability), warts on both hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062212
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbosacral strain (low back disability) based on the Veteran's in-service injury and his current symptoms. The decision is binding only with respect to this specific case.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a benign meningioma and a head scar related to in-service lightning strikes are granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his active service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability was granted. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).,Service connection for lumbosacral strain has been established, but the issue of service connection for OSA remains pending due to a remand.
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